The reunited King Crimson have been on a sellout spree for dates on their recently announced September US tour, including four nights at NYC's Best Buy Theater. Now fans can hear a sample of what they raced to purchase. "Venturing Unto Joy Pt I," a one minute and fifteen second snippet recorded during rehearsals at Elstree Studios, has hit the web. The track features four of the seven King Crimson members: guitarist Robert Fripp, bassist Tony Levin, and drummers Bill Reiflin and Gavin Harrison. "Venturing Unto Joy Pt I" goes pretty hard, with Levin's bass growling over Reiflin and Harrison's polyrhythms while Fripp crisscrosses through it all with diagonal slashes. It's the fusion equivalent of Phil Heath.

Damn! This is waaay better than I had even hoped. So glad it doesn't sound like the wanky Adrian Belew period. Yes, I know that period did have some good tunes but they were rare. This stuff sounds like prime 70's Crimson.

Went to first Philly show, No words to translate it, amazing maybe, but few bands could satisfy their fans from their inception{like myself}, and new ones that are just getting their feet wet. King Crimson has always been about timing, and for those that seen the show, hope that another tour is around the corner. Will see everyone in Chicago and San Fransisco.